DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — A U.S. Army soldier from Bucks County has been charged with assault and resisting arrest after police say he beat up an officer.
Central Bucks Regional Police Department sent an officer to break up a fight between two men on North Main Street in Doylestown shortly after midnight on Dec. 27.
The arriving officer broke up the fight and ushered one of the men away. That’s when police said 21-year-old Thomas Angel Rowe of Doylestown attacked the officer from behind and hit him in the head.
According to officials, the officer grabbed Rowe by the waist, both went to the ground, and the officer told Rowe to stop fighting.
But police said Rowe didn’t listen, and instead punched the officer in the head several times, slammed his head into the icy pavement, and bit his arm. Officials said some bystanders told Rowe he was fighting a cop and he should stop, while others were filming the fight and not trying to intervene.
When Rowe was eventually taken into custody, he was identified as an active Army platoon leader. He was remanded to Bucks County Prison with a bail set at 10% of $75,000. He faces charges including felony assault, and misdemeanor resisting arrest.